DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 2ND 2018
WEEK ONE
What have you been asked to do?
For this first week of this project I was doing research into my specific specialism. My specialism is editing so this meant that I had research different aspects of it from the history behind editing and where it originated from to different practioners such as Walter Murch and Alfred Hitchcock. I am doing this in order to gain an understanding and a history of editing so then I can use this information within my documentary. I was also was asked to begin my script for the documentary, as this would save time in the long run as I wouldn’t have to read all through my research again and accumulate a script from that. I thought I was successful in following these instructions, however next time if I did this again with my research I would look up different ways of collection information, rather than using the internet and one book. Maybe I could email some editors on their experience in their line of work.
What specialism did you choose and why? How are you hoping it will help to improve your future productions?
The specialism in which I chose for my production is editing I chose this specialism as I want to learn more about editing. I have always been interested in assembly footage together and making videos out of all it and I am always keen to learn new technique via YouTube tutorials. I thought this would be a perfect specialism to do. Also, another reason being last year for first year I did editing as my specialism, this will give me more of an advantage because I know already a bit about it and I know to some level I am good at it, because of my distinction grade last year. I think it will help to improve my future production as I believe the editing brings the whole video together, so by understanding editing I will know how to make my production look more professional and overall better quality.
What have you found out about your specialism through research this week?
This week I have researched into the history of my specialism. I discovered where editing originated from, for example it all began in books, stage productions and art, like in a stage production there is a scene change and in art the pictures will have splices within them to show the storyline leading up to a certain point. From there I research primitive editing and how editing would originally be done by cranking a camera and stopping the cranking when you need a cut within the footage. As well as this I looked into specific influential editors and filmmakers whose film and experience have shaped the way editing is done within industry. For example, Kuleshov who was a soviet filmmaker created the Kuleshov effect. This is the way in which shots within a sequence are put together and influence the outcome of the mood and understanding of the sequence. I learnt how to edit the old fashioned way by simply using glue and razors. I found this interesting as I could see the methods in which editors used in order to make films seamless. Moving on from this I looked at practioners up to more modern editors such as Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos who are the editors of the motion picture ‘Baby Driver’. I took a lot of time doing my research due to wanting it to be thorough and in depth. However, this meant that I wasn’t able to get on to the ‘Development and Technology’ section of the editing research, this means I am not as up to date on everything I have learnt.
Did you contact any professionals this week? Why did you choose them- how will they add depth to your documentary? Did you receive a reply from them?
This week I didn’t get on to contacting many professionals to discuss editing. However, I will definitely do this for the upcoming week as I think it’s really important to have primary research as well as secondary within my research. This gives my research a more rounded effect. By contacting industry professionals I will know more about editing within the industry on an more personal level. I am going to contact next week freelance editors to see what it is like editing as a freelance editor, what editing program they use for example avid or premier pro.
Are you on track for this week? If not, how far behind are you?
This week I have fallen behind with my research this is due to me only researching the history of editing rather than the other specific areas such as development and films which have been edited well. I think this is me going into too much detail on elements of research which are useless, for example I went into too much detail about each specific editor. This meant it took a lot longer than I was anticipating to complete and overall meant that I was behind with the whole of the research. I need to next time plan my time out wisely and when I can go and actually complete each bits of work. Everything I need to complete is: contacting editing professionals, development and technology, analyse well edited films. If I can do these in the next couple days I would get my work all caught up.
For this first week of this project I was doing research into my specific specialism. My specialism is editing so this meant that I had research different aspects of it from the history behind editing and where it originated from to different practioners such as Walter Murch and Alfred Hitchcock. I am doing this in order to gain an understanding and a history of editing so then I can use this information within my documentary. I was also was asked to begin my script for the documentary, as this would save time in the long run as I wouldn’t have to read all through my research again and accumulate a script from that. I thought I was successful in following these instructions, however next time if I did this again with my research I would look up different ways of collection information, rather than using the internet and one book. Maybe I could email some editors on their experience in their line of work.
What specialism did you choose and why? How are you hoping it will help to improve your future productions?
The specialism in which I chose for my production is editing I chose this specialism as I want to learn more about editing. I have always been interested in assembly footage together and making videos out of all it and I am always keen to learn new technique via YouTube tutorials. I thought this would be a perfect specialism to do. Also, another reason being last year for first year I did editing as my specialism, this will give me more of an advantage because I know already a bit about it and I know to some level I am good at it, because of my distinction grade last year. I think it will help to improve my future production as I believe the editing brings the whole video together, so by understanding editing I will know how to make my production look more professional and overall better quality.
What have you found out about your specialism through research this week?
This week I have researched into the history of my specialism. I discovered where editing originated from, for example it all began in books, stage productions and art, like in a stage production there is a scene change and in art the pictures will have splices within them to show the storyline leading up to a certain point. From there I research primitive editing and how editing would originally be done by cranking a camera and stopping the cranking when you need a cut within the footage. As well as this I looked into specific influential editors and filmmakers whose film and experience have shaped the way editing is done within industry. For example, Kuleshov who was a soviet filmmaker created the Kuleshov effect. This is the way in which shots within a sequence are put together and influence the outcome of the mood and understanding of the sequence. I learnt how to edit the old fashioned way by simply using glue and razors. I found this interesting as I could see the methods in which editors used in order to make films seamless. Moving on from this I looked at practioners up to more modern editors such as Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos who are the editors of the motion picture ‘Baby Driver’. I took a lot of time doing my research due to wanting it to be thorough and in depth. However, this meant that I wasn’t able to get on to the ‘Development and Technology’ section of the editing research, this means I am not as up to date on everything I have learnt.
Did you contact any professionals this week? Why did you choose them- how will they add depth to your documentary? Did you receive a reply from them?
This week I didn’t get on to contacting many professionals to discuss editing. However, I will definitely do this for the upcoming week as I think it’s really important to have primary research as well as secondary within my research. This gives my research a more rounded effect. By contacting industry professionals I will know more about editing within the industry on an more personal level. I am going to contact next week freelance editors to see what it is like editing as a freelance editor, what editing program they use for example avid or premier pro.
Are you on track for this week? If not, how far behind are you?
This week I have fallen behind with my research this is due to me only researching the history of editing rather than the other specific areas such as development and films which have been edited well. I think this is me going into too much detail on elements of research which are useless, for example I went into too much detail about each specific editor. This meant it took a lot longer than I was anticipating to complete and overall meant that I was behind with the whole of the research. I need to next time plan my time out wisely and when I can go and actually complete each bits of work. Everything I need to complete is: contacting editing professionals, development and technology, analyse well edited films. If I can do these in the next couple days I would get my work all caught up.